Ablakwa Lauds Akufo-Addo’s Decision to Evacuate Stranded Ghanaians Abroad
Okudzeto Ablakwa says the 'greenlight" given to evacuate stranded nationals abroad was a good sign from government
Jonas Danquah 
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has lauded the Akufo-Addo government’s decision to evacuate Ghanaian nationals abroad in spite of the covid-19 scourge.
In a post via twitter, the North Tongu legislator suggested that, the move to allow stranded Ghanaians into the country despite the border closure was a sign of responsiveness to the plight of citizens.
Okudzeto Ablakwa had been a forefront critic in mounting pressure on the government to make arrangements for the evacuation of its nationals abroad.
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Despite announcing that the country’s borders remain closed to human traffic, the president yielded to growing pressure to allow the evacuation of Ghanaians stranded outside the country.
He said “special dispensation is going to be given for their evacuation back to Ghana.”
“They will be subjected to the mandatory quarantine and safety protocols [on their arrival in the country,]” Akufo-Addo said in the address which is his tenth to the nation since the outbreak of the Covid-19.
Since the closure of the country’s borders on March 21, only deportees from Kuwait have been allowed into the country, besides cargo.
